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UIN 69601

West Cumbria Mining: Fossil Fuels

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4 November 2021

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15 November 2021 · Answer

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15 November 2021

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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the Woodhouse Colliery fossil fuel development proposed by West Cumbria Mining on the UK’s target to achieve net

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  1. 4 November 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the Woodhouse Colliery fossil fuel development proposed by West Cumbria Mining on the UK’s target to achieve net

    Source: Commons

  2. 15 November 2021

    Answer

    Our Net Zero Strategy makes it clear that coal has no part to play in our future power generation which is why we’re phasing it out of our electricity generation by 2024 – a year earlier than planned. Coal’s share of our electricity supply has already dec...

    Source: Written answer

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